Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.2
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)11111111101010101010105889999888878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)686645443720202019191973845908798645595525476420409357310372
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
1.97
7:16PM
1.87
7:38AM
2.00
8:04PM
1.93
8:21AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
0.32
1:10PM
0.30
1:26AM
0.29
1:57PM
0.24
2:13AM
0.27
2:39PM
0.19
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:33-------7:33-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:19-------7:16-------7:15
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------11-----------
Temp. °C191919171718191615151818191919181718181718181818
Feels °C (?)181817141314151212131714151515141314131212131313
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